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Dim Light on Autometer gauges?

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Sam8950

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I was considering upgrading my stock gages in the '92 to the Auto Meter Ultra-Lite series. I also thought they would be a nice addition to my '65 project. Before doing the full upgrade, I decided to buy just the clock to see if I liked the look of the Ultra-Lite series. (The clock on my after market radio is so small it's really not usable anyway, especially in daylight.)

I mounted the clock temporarly in a blank below the radio, and it looks really great – in the daylight. At night, though, the light is so dim that it's barely readable. At first, I put a blue color boot over the bulb so it would match the radio blue lighting, but then it wasn't readable at all.

Just wondering if all the Auto Meter Ultra-Lite series gauges are this dim. If so, I'm going to look for something else. I do far too much night driving not to have a well-lit set of gauges.

So, does anyone have any experience with these gauges or other thoughts?
 

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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you can put an LED back there and it will make all the difference in the world.
 
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Did the guage have a dimmer wire on it? If so just disconnect the dimmer wire.
 

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stykthyn said:
you can put an LED back there and it will make all the difference in the world.
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Auto Meter site says an LED bulb can't be used with the clock . . . may try it anyway, though.
 

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Jmunk said:
Did the guage have a dimmer wire on it? If so just disconnect the dimmer wire.
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No dimmer wire. Bulb socket is direct-connet to the power source.
 

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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Sam8950 said:
Auto Meter site says an LED bulb can't be used with the clock . . . may try it anyway, though.
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I dont see why not. the autometer brand LED may not fit, but fab one up that will and you will be golden. FWIW I have autometer phantoms and with the supplied bulb they were dim and washed out at night. my kids little night light was brighter.
 

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You may be able to get a higher wattage 12v bulb.
 
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